Orange Coast College - Log Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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In 1957, OCC planned for an expanded enrollment. First of all the school wanted the teaching staff to instruct the largest poss- ible number of students, and, in doing so improve the quality of instruction. As an experiment, large classes were formed in United States history. The results were very favorable. The instructors found they could teach more stu- dents at once and- that the only thing lost in the shift from small to large classes was discussion groups. As a result of these experi- ments, the Forum, seating 300 students, was completed in 1960. It was constructed with the lat- est audio-visual equipment built into it. Projection is from the back of the room and an instruc- tional assistantis oflice is located in the conference area behind the platform and work space. OCC built the Forum with the social science and humanities areas in mind. Soon, science in- structors found that their lec- tures were improved when given in the Forum. As a result, by 1962 4570 Of the classes in the Forum were in the science area. Because Of rapid growth in the scientific disciplines, the new Science Hall was built. The new Science Hall is constructed on a 70 degree angle as compared with 90 degrees in the Forum. The new hall can seat up to 374 students. A unique feature of the iiW VT 9 T f; 1 y ' i g L, $ i ? 4 11m hall which sets it off from the Forum is its rear screen projec- tion. This means that pictures come from behind the stage, and are flashed onto a big screen di- vided into three areas. Directly behind the screen are three pro- jectors to transmit pictures onto the screen. It is possible to have all three projectors going at the same time and three different films on the divided screen. ln the Forum, projection is from the rear of the room to one screen on the stage. Another feature of the science hall is an assistantis oflice in the foyer 0f the main entrance. Also there is an attendance window Opening out to the foyer of the

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A unique feature of OCCis ever growing program of studies is the colleges Evening pro- gram. This program is held Mon- day through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. A large number of courses of- fered in the day college are also offered in the Evening College, plus the Night School has many more technical programs de- signedtotmintechnicians. These programs qualify one to enter engineering and scientific occu- pations in a semi-professional capacity. Many adults take these programs to improve themselves on their present jobs. The Evening College enroll- ment is approximately twice that of the day school. This is due largely in part to the many and varied courses offered to please not only the day student but also the adults in the community. The program is directed by Dr. Thomas Blakely, dean of the evening college, and Gerald Ellis, associate dean of the evening college. ninety-two 5e xlA , s h e